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 In the face of the emergency situation which now confronts the democratic countries of the
world, it would seem that the preservation of food and other vital materials necessary to defense
and even to life itself would become a matter of primary importance. In peace time or in war,
the maintenance of home and family life is essential to the preservation of democracy. No other
field in the whole curriculum of the secondary school has any greater claim upon our attention;
the opportunities for teachers in this area to contribute to personal and social well-being are almost
unlimited.
 This bulletin should assist teachers and pupils in securing worthwhile materials with which
to enrich the day-to-day work of the classroom. The many practical suggestions concerning the
best use to be made of state adopted textbooks, of professional library books, and of the films
available for Home Economics Education should be of interest to teachers of science and social
studies as well as to teachers of Home Economics. The annotations made for the various items
contained in the bibliography have been worked out in considerable detail and this, again, should
prove of value to teachers who do not have a large number of books at their disposal for inspection.
 Taken both as a subject which contributes much to general education and as a subject which
has great possibilities along vocational lines, Home Economics in all of its phases should challenge
all Florida teachers and administrators interested in improving personal-social relationships. If
they will use diligently the many suggestions contained in the material presented in this bulletin
much improvement will be made possible with regard to homemaking education in Florida schools.


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